#B32A2B#B32A2B

#B32A2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.174 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32A2B
RGB	rgb(179, 42, 43)
HSL	hsl(360, 62%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(360, 77%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.5%, 76%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.27, 54.12, 33.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.27, 63.80, 31.97°)
OKLab	oklab(50.6% 0.1565 0.0753)
OKLCH	oklch(50.6% 0.174 25.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.8568, 11.4172, 3.4432)
Luminance	0.1141 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32A2B #2AB3B2

analogous

#B32A6F #B32A2B #B36D2A

triadic

#B32A2B #2BB32A #2A2BB3

tetradic

#B32A2B #6FB32A #2AB3B2 #6D2AB3

square

#B32A2B #6FB32A #2AB3B2 #6D2AB3

split-complementary

#B32A2B #2AB36D #2A6FB3

monochromatic

#501313 #811E1F #B32A2B #D44648 #DF7879

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#B32A2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#B32A2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32A2B

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32A2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32A2B	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544C29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766A26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C5002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32a2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 42, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.174 25.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d36f65',
    500: '#b32a2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32a2b;
$custom-light: #d36f65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32a2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.562,
    "s": 61.991,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50603,
    "c": 0.17365,
    "h": 25.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11414
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32A2B

secondary

#72C7C7

accent

#E5E443

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160805

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32A2B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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